Let's pretend you have a friend, and you're a parent. You've known this friend a long time. You trust them, and you believe they are a good person.
One day they confide in you that they are a paedophile. They have sexual urges towards young children. They say they haven't ever acted on them, nor do they intend to, and you believe they are sincere. They just want your understanding and support, and they ask that you keep this confidential.
How do you react? For example:
1) Do you keep it confidential?
a) No, tell as many people as possible
b) No, tell a select few
c) No, tell a select few but ask them to be sympathetic
d) Yes
2) Will you still be their friend?
a) No, cut all contact
b) Yes, but distance yourself
c) Yes
3) If yes to the above, will it change the contact you allow with your children?
a) Yes, cut all contact
b) Yes, only supervised contact
c) No
4) Will you support them?
a) No, don't want to hear anything about it
b) Yes, as long as they keep it vague
c) Yes, let them say whatever they need to
One day they confide in you that they are a paedophile. They have sexual urges towards young children. They say they haven't ever acted on them, nor do they intend to, and you believe they are sincere. They just want your understanding and support, and they ask that you keep this confidential.
How do you react? For example:
1) Do you keep it confidential?
a) No, tell as many people as possible
b) No, tell a select few
c) No, tell a select few but ask them to be sympathetic
d) Yes
2) Will you still be their friend?
a) No, cut all contact
b) Yes, but distance yourself
c) Yes
3) If yes to the above, will it change the contact you allow with your children?
a) Yes, cut all contact
b) Yes, only supervised contact
c) No
4) Will you support them?
a) No, don't want to hear anything about it
b) Yes, as long as they keep it vague
c) Yes, let them say whatever they need to
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